Raising her hand once more Louisa answered to this, "The study to the history and the magical properties of wands is called Wandlore, sir." Then about other wandmakers, she added, "There's Jimmy Kiddell, another wandmaker in Britain." Whose wands weren't as good as Ollivandre's of course but he was a wandmaker.

Stella clearly understood that Professor Scabior thought she'd given too much information. That hadn't stopped her, though, from raising her hand once more. She was a Ravenclaw, after all, and they were suppsoed to be intelligent. "The study of wands, and everything that goes into their creation, is known as wandlore," she said, leaving her answer at that. Especially as she didn't particularly recall the wandmaker back in Paris who she'd gotten her own wand from, so she didn't want to just make somebody up and hope that they somehow actually existed. The flip side of that was that she didn't want to just list every other Ollivander, either, since they wouldn't particularly be much different from the specific one he'd mentioned.

The study of wands? Wandlore sounded correct, but Vashti was more concerned with recalling the name of a wandmaker that wasn't Gregorovitch or Ollivander. Those two were really famous, but there was another one that she could think of - just what his name was, Vashti couldn't...

Oh!

Her hand shot into the air. "Wasn't there a wandmaker named Jimmy K..." Urgh, what was it? "...Kiddell?" She thought that was it.

Mina was pleased with herself. Even with her wordiness, she still managed to get her point across. Raising her hand again, she offered an answer. She knew she remembered seeing another shop front in Diagon Alley about wands.

"Jimmy Kiddell also makes wands and there are a number of other makers of wands that are outside of Britain."

Yes! He was correct. Kennedy listened to all the ideas other's had and then at the professor who had asked another question. He thought about it as he tapped the wooden pencil against his chin. Then he raised his hand. "It's called Wandlore," he said. He's heard of the mentioned wand makers, except the Kiddell guy. "Besides the three mentioned, I believe there are more wand-makers around the world or how else would other students from other schools get their wand?" He doubted that every student from around the would would just go to Diagon Alley to get a wand. Imagine how long the line would be and the shop would probably be emptied off wands at the end.

Well, Ira knew the answer to these questions...

She raised her hand up and answered, "Professor, the branch of magic dealing with wands is called as wandlore...It is a quite complex and mysterious field" Then Ira thought about the wandmakers other than Ollivanders and Gregorovitch. Who else was there?

Some other students who had answered before her said the name of a person called Jimmy Kidd...Kiddy...."Umm, also Jimmy Kiddell was a wand maker" She hoped his name was correct, "Also Death is described as a wandmaker who made the elder Wand himself, by Beedle the Bard in his stories, though I'm not sure if its true or not!" Ira had just read about it in passing and so didn't know much about it.

Kurumi sat in silence when she was essentially snapped at again, chosing not to talk about wands since, well, everyone had mostly covered it. She would have like to point out that she was not the only one giving lengthy answers, that Hufflepuff was always wordy as well - something much more than she was - but was the man snapping at them? Nope. Seemed she had reserved the right.

Still, Kurumi kept her face neutral and continued to right down notes until he posed the next question. Seeing as wandlore had already been mentioned, she thought about other wandmakers when...the other obvious name was revealed. Kurumi thought back for a moment about Bryce, the man who had helped her with her own wand. Poor bloke had had his shoes melted to the floor because of her but had been a good sport out of it. She didn't know his last name, seeing as they had only done brief introductions, so she ought to suggest another name from history.

"There was also Arturo Cephalopos, Professor," Kurumi said, with her hand in the air. If she were allowed to mention another, she would perhaps suggest a Japanese wandmaker.

Alyssa raised her hand and said,"The branch of magic dealing with wands is called wandlore. As to the name of wandmaker besides the two you mentioned I don't know the answer to that. Oh yes, I realize that I made a mistake in my earlier answer. It's unicorn hair not blood. That was what I meant to say," Alyssa said apologetically.

"Yes! Correct Mr. Roberts. Wandlore it is."

"That it would be." He nodded.

"Wandlore yes.." He nodded. "And you are absolutely correct. Jimmy Kiddell was another wand maker."

"Good. Simple and correct." That was how he liked his answers.

For some reason when hands shot up, Scabior was amused. "Yes, Kiddell was one who used to operate in Diagon Alley."

He nodded. "Yes. There are many wand makers outside of Britian however it is very hard to get a following as a wand maker."

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"So you few who answered were correct. Wandlore is the name of the branch of magic that studies wands. Jimmy Kiddell was also a known wand maker years ago. However his following wasn't quite as loyal as the Ollivanders so his shop-Jimmy Kiddell's Wonderful Wands- wasn't as popular and went out of business very quickly." Didn't it? He thought for a moment. Hm. He believed it did...and if it didn't..oh well!

"Because Wandlore is a very complex study it really takes years of practicing before a person can become a wand maker." And even then they needed some kind of following after or their business wouldn't last. "But the most notable ones are the Ollivanders. Who have left the idea that only phoenix feathers, unicorn hairs, and dragon heartstrings can be used as the core in wands. Which is not the case. They just happen to the cores that blend best with the woods to bring out the most power in any spell." So...technically they were he best things to use, but that didn't mean they were the ONLY cores. "A couple of students have also noted that when making wands, different types of woods can be used. And that is correct. I am pretty sure that any tree out there can be used to make a wand." Wood was wood. it didn't matter.

"Before we move on too much, does anyone have any idea why certain wands have certain lengths?"

EDIT: OOC: Alright guys! Taking a break. Class will continue again tomorrow at around 4pm EST.

At least Gideon had been right though so had a few others despite the professor's doubts. Some had even given other wanmakers though he noted only Kurumi had given a unique one and he couldn't help wondering if she had gotten her own wand at home. With the next question, he raised his hand to answer again. "Lengths of wands have to do with the arm length of the owner," he answered lowering his arm back to his desktop. "That's why they're measured when purchased."

Again Mina's hand went up. She had heard about theories on this and it did interest her greatly still.

"Some day that the length of one's wand has to do with how tall you are, but that is kind of crude according to Ollivander. The length of a wand seems to suit its wizard and their personality. Longer wands seem to pick those with bigger personalities, when as short wands seen to pick those that seem to be lacking something."

Nodding her head at the professor's explanation, Louisa found herself actually enjoying this lesson. Wands and their secrets should all be revealed today, right? Yupeee.

Hmm.. different lengths for wands. Raising her hand she answered, "Sir, when we attended the dueling club last month, the mister from the ministry..." whom she'd forgotten his name. Ouch. "..said something about wands' properties being determined by some factors and the length of the wand was one." SO if it was right then Kudos to the small man, if not... Louisa was going to start questioning ministry employees education.

Hmm, so apparently Professor Scabior would rather we be concise, and not give as much information as we know, Stella thought, as he'd responded to all their suggestions regarding the most recent questions asked. Once again, she'd know there were other wandmakers out there, but it seemed nobody remembered their names, so her suggestiong them was kind of irrelevant anyhow. But, as they moved on to another aspect of wandlore, she raised her hand yet again. "Wands choose their owners based on personality, and the length of the wand usually is another aspect by which the wand is deemed appropriate, and wand lengths also could balance out all the other characteristics of a certain wand," she stated, trying her hardest not to say too much. If that was how to earn more points, she was determined to do so.

Hmm… why were wands different lengths? There was that one thing she had heard… Sky raised her hand. "It has something to do with how powerful the wizard or witch is. The more powerful a wizard, the longer their wand." Made sense to her!

Before Kurumi could answer, her mind began to wander a bit more. Wand length had certainly been associated with her arm length and physical height when she had gone into Ollivanders during the summer holiday before her first term considering that Bryce had used that enchanted measuring tape to do so...but if that was the only thing that was associated with wand length wasn't it a bit faulty? After all, her current height and arm length was much different from her eleven year old self and whatever balance there had been back then, well, those numbers couldn't possibly be resonating in harmony right now, could they?

Slowly, Kurumi raised her hand. "Perhaps the power or potential power that a particular wand possesses is also associated with its length?" she asked, trying to think of another way to look at it since the first two ideas had been said already. The Elder Wand is said to be fifteen inches long, and that length doesn't change depending on its master's arm length or height or personality and is THE strongest wand in the wizarding world.

Wandlore was certainly going to be a complicated thing to understand. A witch or wizard was measured once for a wand, right? And you stayed with that wand forever. This thought confused her greatly. Did wands have the ability to know what their masters would look like in the future?

Kennedy raised his hand again. "As far as I know, wands tend to be as long or short according to a person's height, but others have argued that it has to do with one's personality and their way of style of magic," he said. Kennedy had read about wands before he got his own.

Jonathan has no ideas why wands have different lengths. It could mean a lot of thing to a wand maker but, he's no wand maker. Take for example his wand, it is 11 inches long but some people had 10 inches below or 11 inches more. So what did that all mean.

Jonathan crossed his arms and bit his lower lip. Then he looked at his arm. ARM. It could be one of the reasons why when he first got his wand at Ollivanders, the wand maker had to measure up every first year before giving their wands. It should be one of the reasons right? Jonathan raised his hand "The length of the wand depends on the length of the wizard or witch as well?" he answered.

Chris thought for a while before answering, "Perhaps the lengths are based on the mathematical calculations of the lengths of the different parts of a wizards body?" Chris thought that was a decent answer, and he hoped the Professor thought so too. "Why else would Mr. Ollivander have measured the length of our arms, and other things? Why wouldn't he just measure our height?"

She couldn't believe she wasn't able to answer the previous questions! They has been really easy too! If only she could have answered sooner...oh well, she wasn't giving up that easily!

Cass' hand flew up and she answered "A wand's length is usually based on the person's height. After all, it would look pretty weird if it's length wasn't proportional to it's owner." But she always did wonder about one thing, so she tentatively asked "Professor, how does the measuring tape at Olivander's know how tall we're going to get? I mean, if it's based on our height, that wouldn't it mean that we might someday outgrow our wands because they were bought way back when we we're 11..." Surely people don't stay the same height forever? and well, she has grown a few inches since she was 11 years old, and she was pretty sure that she still has a long way to grow. Will her wand ever get too small for her?

"Perhaps the reason why certain wands have certain lengths is because they are made to fit both the size and shape of the wizard or witch it was intended for?" Jayden answered, drumming her fingers on her desk lazily.

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"So you few who answered were correct. Wandlore is the name of the branch of magic that studies wands. Jimmy Kiddell was also a known wand maker years ago. However his following wasn't quite as loyal as the Ollivanders so his shop-Jimmy Kiddell's Wonderful Wands- wasn't as popular and went out of business very quickly." Didn't it? He thought for a moment. Hm. He believed it did...and if it didn't..oh well!

"Because Wandlore is a very complex study it really takes years of practicing before a person can become a wand maker." And even then they needed some kind of following after or their business wouldn't last. "But the most notable ones are the Ollivanders. Who have left the idea that only phoenix feathers, unicorn hairs, and dragon heartstrings can be used as the core in wands. Which is not the case. They just happen to the cores that blend best with the woods to bring out the most power in any spell." So...technically they were the best things to use, but that didn't mean they were the ONLY cores. "A couple of students have also noted that when making wands, different types of woods can be used. And that is correct. I am pretty sure that any tree out there can be used to make a wand." Wood was wood. it didn't matter.

"Before we move on too much, does anyone have any idea why certain wands have certain lengths?"

Alyssa remembered that when she was at Ollivanders back at Diagon Alley, the shopkeeper's assistant had used a measuring tape to measure her. She thought for awhile, raised her hand and then answered.

"Is it because the length of the wand is determined by the owner's characteristics and abilities? I've heard that longer wands are drawn to people who are very confident of themselves, while shorter ones are drawn to people whose character is lacking something.

Even though, we were measured at Ollivander's, I don't think that it has anything to do with the person's size that determines the length of the wand. Most people get measured for their wands when they are children. But they don't remain that height and size forever. They will eventually grow up to the size they are supposed to be. So unless the wand is able to predict the future and know what size and height I'm going to be, I don't think that the size of the person matters."

"Although it would be kind of funny see a very large person carry a very short wand."Alyssa thought to herself.

Then Alyssa thought of something. She raised her hand again. "So why do they measure us, Professor?"

Jez raised her hand. Wand lengths. Hmm. "Well, it's always good to have a wand that fits you - like having a robe whose helm doesn't trip you up. But I think it has something to do with the core - if it's big, it needs a big wand." Basic logic there. "Some people believe it's the characteristics of the person the wand choses that governs its length, but unless all wands and wandmakers have psychic abilities, it seems a pretty slim prospect to me."

Why did wands had certain length? Then Raven asked the question.


"If I'm not mistaken, the length is adjusted by the owner's height. If the owner is taller than other wizard in their same age, the wand is longer. But if the wizard is shorter than others in their same age, it would be.. shorter."

Minerva was mad she missed the Wandlore question Rose was just talking about how she wanted to be one some day. She raised her hand for the next question though. "Professor does the length of the wand have something to do with the owners personality or the persons success as a wizard maybe." She wasn't to sure not knowing much about the wizarding world, but she knew wands picked the wizard so maybe the longer the wand the better the wizard..

Hmm anyway. Tori really had NO IDEA what was with wand lengths and stuff. She did know that like, nundu claws could serve as the core of a wand too, cuz her cousin had one like that. Anyway.

"Maybe the length of a wand is proportional to the height of a wizard or like the length of their forearm or something? They DO take all your measurements at Ollivander's." Surely that tape measure served some sort of purpose other than to occupy the customers while they waited.